Dog simply being a dog

Editor:

After reading the article concerning a 2-year-old child being bitten in the face by a family dog, I felt compelled to comment ("City boy, 2, needs surgery after family dog bites face," Reading Eagle, Sept. 3).

Eye contact between two dogs is an aggressive act. If one dog does not look away, the situation escalates, ending with one dog being bitten.

To a dog, a human is a peculiar-looking dog. Dog instincts are dominant. When a small child looks a dog in the eye, it frequently results in the child being bitten in the face.

A well-socialized dog will not bite. It is unfortunate, however, that many dog owners are unaware of the need to socialize a dog.

It is not the dog's fault. The dog is just being a dog. It is always the owner's fault when a dog reacts in an unacceptable way.